March 2025
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Delayed Astronaut Return Highlights Commercial Spaceflight Challenges
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Wednesday after a 286-day mission to the International Space Station, significantly longer than planned due to delays with Boeing's Starliner and SpaceX capsules, impacting their families and raising concerns about future spaceflig...
Delayed Astronaut Return Highlights Commercial Spaceflight Challenges
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Wednesday after a 286-day mission to the International Space Station, significantly longer than planned due to delays with Boeing's Starliner and SpaceX capsules, impacting their families and raising concerns about future spaceflig...
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36% Bias Score
DeepSeek R1's Security Vulnerabilities Underscore Need for Holistic AI Risk Assessment
A Cisco study revealed DeepSeek R1's 100% susceptibility to jailbreak attacks and China bias, compromising derived models Qwen 2.5 7B and Llama 3.1 8B; IBM's Granite 3.2 offers comparable reasoning capabilities with enhanced security and lower costs, ranging from $0.10 to $0.20 per million tokens co...
DeepSeek R1's Security Vulnerabilities Underscore Need for Holistic AI Risk Assessment
A Cisco study revealed DeepSeek R1's 100% susceptibility to jailbreak attacks and China bias, compromising derived models Qwen 2.5 7B and Llama 3.1 8B; IBM's Granite 3.2 offers comparable reasoning capabilities with enhanced security and lower costs, ranging from $0.10 to $0.20 per million tokens co...
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52% Bias Score
Mini-Dramas: A \$7 Billion Industry Exploding in China and the U.S.
The mini-drama industry, characterized by short, vertically-shot films for mobile phones, is rapidly expanding, generating \$7 billion in revenue in China in 2024 and projected to reach \$15 billion by 2027; the U.S. market is emerging with platforms like ReelShort and FlexTV, and production compani...
Mini-Dramas: A \$7 Billion Industry Exploding in China and the U.S.
The mini-drama industry, characterized by short, vertically-shot films for mobile phones, is rapidly expanding, generating \$7 billion in revenue in China in 2024 and projected to reach \$15 billion by 2027; the U.S. market is emerging with platforms like ReelShort and FlexTV, and production compani...
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44% Bias Score
Buy Canadian" Movement Delivers Economic Blow to U.S., Boost to Canada
Trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. have sparked a "Buy Canadian" movement, resulting in significant losses for U.S. tourism and spirits industries (declines of up to 85 percent in bookings and major deal losses), while boosting Canadian grocery sales by up to 10 percent; the shift could boos...
Buy Canadian" Movement Delivers Economic Blow to U.S., Boost to Canada
Trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. have sparked a "Buy Canadian" movement, resulting in significant losses for U.S. tourism and spirits industries (declines of up to 85 percent in bookings and major deal losses), while boosting Canadian grocery sales by up to 10 percent; the shift could boos...
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40% Bias Score
Astronauts Return After Nine-Month Space Station Stay
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth after a nine-month unplanned stay at the ISS due to a Boeing Starliner malfunction, conducting 150 experiments and 900 hours of research during their extended mission.
Astronauts Return After Nine-Month Space Station Stay
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth after a nine-month unplanned stay at the ISS due to a Boeing Starliner malfunction, conducting 150 experiments and 900 hours of research during their extended mission.
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60% Bias Score
Indigenous Children's Imprint Launched by Award-Winning Author
David Robertson launched Swift Water Books, a Penguin Random House Canada imprint for Indigenous children's literature, set to debut in early 2026 with works by Kim Spencer, Richard Wagamese, and other Indigenous authors, aiming to increase representation and address the growing demand for such book...
Indigenous Children's Imprint Launched by Award-Winning Author
David Robertson launched Swift Water Books, a Penguin Random House Canada imprint for Indigenous children's literature, set to debut in early 2026 with works by Kim Spencer, Richard Wagamese, and other Indigenous authors, aiming to increase representation and address the growing demand for such book...
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24% Bias Score
Pardon Attorney Fired Over Mel Gibson Gun Rights Restoration
The pardon attorney's dismissal highlights the debate over restoring gun rights to domestic abusers, fueled by evidence linking firearm access to increased lethality in domestic abuse. The Supreme Court affirmed that abusers lack a constitutional right to own guns, yet policy changes are being debat...
Pardon Attorney Fired Over Mel Gibson Gun Rights Restoration
The pardon attorney's dismissal highlights the debate over restoring gun rights to domestic abusers, fueled by evidence linking firearm access to increased lethality in domestic abuse. The Supreme Court affirmed that abusers lack a constitutional right to own guns, yet policy changes are being debat...
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44% Bias Score
Nickel Boys": A Visually Striking Depiction of Systemic Racism
Nickel Boys" is a 2021 film based on Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, depicting the experiences of two Black teenagers unjustly incarcerated at Nickel Academy in 1960s segregated Florida, highlighting systemic racism and using a unique point-of-view filming style.
Nickel Boys": A Visually Striking Depiction of Systemic Racism
Nickel Boys" is a 2021 film based on Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, depicting the experiences of two Black teenagers unjustly incarcerated at Nickel Academy in 1960s segregated Florida, highlighting systemic racism and using a unique point-of-view filming style.
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40% Bias Score
Carney to Establish Conflict-of-Interest Screens
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is collaborating with the Ethics Commissioner to establish conflict-of-interest screens to manage potential conflicts arising from his substantial previous corporate holdings, primarily at Brookfield Asset Management, following public and opposition scrutiny of hi...
Carney to Establish Conflict-of-Interest Screens
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is collaborating with the Ethics Commissioner to establish conflict-of-interest screens to manage potential conflicts arising from his substantial previous corporate holdings, primarily at Brookfield Asset Management, following public and opposition scrutiny of hi...
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48% Bias Score
Global Markets Thrive on Wall Street's Woes, But U.S. Recession Remains a Major Risk
As of late March, global stock markets are benefiting from capital leaving Wall Street due to President Trump's trade war dampening the 'U.S. exceptionalism' narrative and the S&P 500's underperformance; however, a major U.S. selloff could negatively impact the entire world.
Global Markets Thrive on Wall Street's Woes, But U.S. Recession Remains a Major Risk
As of late March, global stock markets are benefiting from capital leaving Wall Street due to President Trump's trade war dampening the 'U.S. exceptionalism' narrative and the S&P 500's underperformance; however, a major U.S. selloff could negatively impact the entire world.
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44% Bias Score
Germany abandons fiscal austerity, incurs €1 trillion in debt
Germany's future chancellor, Friedrich Merz, announced a historic shift from its decades-long policy of fiscal austerity, resulting in an additional €1 trillion in national debt to address geopolitical uncertainties and fund strategic investments. This decision marks a significant departure from Ger...
Germany abandons fiscal austerity, incurs €1 trillion in debt
Germany's future chancellor, Friedrich Merz, announced a historic shift from its decades-long policy of fiscal austerity, resulting in an additional €1 trillion in national debt to address geopolitical uncertainties and fund strategic investments. This decision marks a significant departure from Ger...
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64% Bias Score
Cyprus Talks Yield Confidence-Building Measures in Geneva
Following years of deadlock, Cypriot Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders met in Geneva under UN auspices, agreeing to confidence-building measures including opening four crossing points and establishing a joint youth committee, signaling renewed efforts towards resolving the Cyprus dispute.
Cyprus Talks Yield Confidence-Building Measures in Geneva
Following years of deadlock, Cypriot Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders met in Geneva under UN auspices, agreeing to confidence-building measures including opening four crossing points and establishing a joint youth committee, signaling renewed efforts towards resolving the Cyprus dispute.
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32% Bias Score